At night.

Preeta is sitting near the window, remembering her moments with Rishabh. All his fake promises. Lies were swirling all around her, she's suffocating, the empty shape in her steals her breath and now she feels dead from the inside.

Preeta's diary:

You fed me lie after lie. You did it in such a way as if I were sitting in front of you holding out a dinner plate begging to be fed. I was so young and you took full advantage, knowing I would believe every word. I defended you for as long as I could remember, I made you seem like the bad guy in a movie who actually ends up innocent and everyone rejoices over it in the end. I had such high hopes, such belief that whatever you said would come true. I shut out every word from all whose mouths had something poorly to say of you, and I shut them out in such a way as if I were a heavy wooden door, not even budging for the strongest man. But all I got in return was betrayal. You said you loved me and I took you at your word. You said I was your soul mate and over the years you became part of the bedrock of my personality. Then one sunny day, under a cloudless sky, you announced you were in love with someone else. It would have been kinder to kill me...

Karan's diary:

I felt the knife before I saw it. I looked into the eyes of the wielder. It was my friend from so long ago. The eyes that were once filled with so much purpose and love was now replaced with bitterness and hate. The only thing that showed any resemblance to the old friend was the shell the bitter soul inhabited. My old friend was gone. How quickly your love turned to hate, as if you didn't even fight it. You let that negative emotion swallow you and pour acid into your soul. I fought for the good memories, the reasons to be kind. I fought to keep myself empathic even as every terrible thing I had predicted came true. For me, that's the betrayal, that lack of willingness to fight the negative thoughts and think the best of me, to recall my soul as it was when we laughed. And so, my heart still has only sweetness for the memories of who we were, but it is so very relieved to see the new life that waits ahead, just around the corner, I can sense it...

Both slept with the diary in their hands and unshed tears in their eyes. Sarla and Raghuveer see Preeta from the outside. They feel helpless. Sarla enters the room. She gently takes the diary from Preeta's hand and kept it on the side table. She makes Preeta lie on the bed properly and covers her with a duvet. She kisses her forehead and leaves.

Sarla: Kab meri bachchi ki khushi waapis aayegi...kab woh pehle ki tarah ek hasti khelti Preeta banegi...

Raghuveer (side hugging her): Chinta mat kijiye Sarla ji, sab jald hi thik ho jayega...

They remember something.

Flashback.

Sarla, Raghuveer, Mahesh and Rakhi are sitting in the hall of the Luthra house, discussing something, while the youngsters are in the college.

Mahesh: Par Raghu, kya tujhe lagta hai ki Rishabh ke yeh sab karne ke baad Preeta manegi...

Raghuveer: Kyun nahi manegi, Mahesh!! Karan uska best friend hai...

Rakhi: Par Raghuveer ji, Rishabh ne usse dhoka diya hai...

Sarla keeps her hand on Rakhi's, with an assuring smile.

Sarla: Aap chinta mat kijiye, Rakhi ji, hum usse mana lenge Karan se shaadi karne ke liye...sab jaante hai ki Karan Preeta se kitna pyaar karta hai...

Rakhi (smiling): Haan Sarla ji, par phir bhi decision Preeta ka hi hoga...

The four of them smile.

Flashback ends.

Next day.

Karan enters the college and is looking for Preeta. Suddenly someone comes from behind and scares him. He get scared. He turns behind to see Preeta laughing. He smiles seeing her. He is about to touch her but she disappears. He realises he had been dreaming and he smiles tearfully. He then sees Preeta coming inside the college and immediately wipes his tears and puts on a fake smile. Preeta walks past him and his face falls. He follows her.

Karan: Hi, babydoll!!

Preeta (sternly): Hi!

Karan: Aaj ka din kitna achcha hai na!! Sunny, not too hot ek dam perfect for...

He sees Preeta glaring at him and shuts up.

Preeta (angrily):For me to torture you!!

Karan (smiling): Tumhara torture mujhe achcha lagta hai...usme tmhara pyaar jhalakta hai...

Preeta gets more angered hearing this. She pushes him inside an empty classroom. She pins him to the wall and twists his hand behind his back, making his back face her. She pierces her sharp nails in this skin. He winces in pain.

Preeta: Dard hua...

Karan: Bilkul nahi...

Angry, she digs more into his flesh.

Preeta: Ab??

Karan: Nahi!!

Preeta (smirks): Ek kaam karo mere liye ek gaana gao!!

Karan (smiles): Konsa??

Preeta: Tumhari pasand ka...

Karan: Thik hai...

He starts singing.

Karan (smiling):

Allah Mujhe Dard Ke Kaabil Bana Diya
Toofaan Ko Hi Kashti Ka Saahil Bana Diya
Bechainiyaa Sameyt Ke Saare Jahaan Ki
Jab Kuchh Na Ban Saka Toh Mera Dil Banaa Diya

O Saathi Aa Bhi Jaa 
In Baahon Mein Ik Dafaa 
Toh Sukoon Ho Saanson Mein Be-Intehaa 
O Saathi Aa Bhi Jaa 
Kar De Bayaan Tu Bhi Zara 
Phir Tujhe Nigaaho Mein Main Rakh Loon Sadaa

With every increasing pitch she digs her heels into his leg and her nails more into his flesh. He closes his eyes in pain, but doesn't stop singing.

Karan (tears rolling down his cheeks):

Aankhein Moonde
Toh Jaane Kisse Dhoondey
Ke Soya Jaaye Na
Ke Soya Jaaye Na
Kisse Dhoondey
Ye Khwahishon Ke Boonde
Ke Soya Jaaye Na
Ke Soya Jaaye Na
Maano Nindiya Piroya Jaaye Na
Maano Nindiya Piroya Jaaye Na

Allah Mujhe Dard Ke Kaabil Bana Diya
Toofaan Ko Hi Kashti Ka Saahil Bana Diya Bechainiyaa Sameyt Ke Saare Jahaan Ki Jab Kuchh Na Ban Saka Toh Mera Dil Banaa Diya

She realises that her nails have gone too deep. She smirks and pulls out her nails in a go. He shrieks but maintains the tune of the song. Tears ooze out. She smirks and leaves. He sits down with a thud and caresses his wounds, in pain.

Karan (tearfully):

O Saathi Aa Bhi Jaa 
In Baahon Mein Ik Dafaa 
Toh Sukoon Ho Saanson Mein Be-Intehaa 
O Saathi Aa Bhi Jaa 
Kar De Bayaan Tu Bhi Zara 
Phir Tujhe Nigaaho Mein Main Rakh Loon Sadaa...

Later.

Preeta is drinking her coffee and is happy that her torture plan is working. She is going towards her class when she sees Karan coming from the opoosite direction. She looks at his injured hand and then at her coffee. She smirks. She acts to get busy and purposely bumps into Karan, spilling the hot, boiling coffee over his wounds.

Karan (in pain): Ouch!!!

Preeta (acting): I am so sorry...meine dekha nahi!!

Karan knew she had done it deliberately. His heart ached. It hurt him more than it would hurt to die. He smiled faintly.

Karan: Koi baat nahi...I am sorry, mujhe dekh ke chalna chahiye tha...

He leaves. Preeta feels bad. She just stands there, numb. What had she done. To him. To herself. She felt guilty of doing that but her anger overpowered her guilt. She threw the cup in the bin and walked ahead. Suddenly, she gets pulled into an empty classroom by someone. He glares at her. She is about to shout but he keeps his hand on her mouth.

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Precap:-
Preeta-Rishabh fight.